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Christina Kim is the brashest, bawdiest, funniest…
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Customers find the book great to read, with interesting stories and humor. They also describe the writing style as well-written and honest. Readers also appreciate the unique vibrant personality of the author.
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J. Michalowski –
I’d be Christina’s looper any day…
..and I really mean it. If you have even the slightest interest in ladies professional golf you need to read this book.Christina Kim provides a true insiders view of the LPGA. Her funny yet frank “confessions” confirmed a lot of what I thought, debunked a couple myths and yes, taught me a couple things I didn’t know or think about. Her personal assessment of several women pros might surprise some folks. No spoilers here folks – buy the book!This is a tough book to put down once you start. I pre-ordered it, got it today and just finished it. It’s a quick and entertaining read you won’t want to put down.About the looper thing – seriously – I would do it any day for Christina Kim for free (call me Christina!).
John Dunagan –
Fun read – wish it was longer.
More than anything, this felt like an honest, clear-eyed look at a sport, professional women’s golf, that I’ve been lucky enough to attend in person a few times. I’ll also admit that I’m a golfer, and a fan of the LPGA in general and among others, Christina in particular, who I met for the first time in the autograph line before buying this book. That’s going to color this review. I apologize in advance.I enjoyed the honesty, the thoughtful explanations of controversial issues, and the different perspective that Christina brought to the narrative. She didn’t owe anybody an explanation of why she couldn’t win a tournament in 2009, or the fines for swearing, or a defense of the Korean girls on Tour, any of that, but there it was, and that took courage. I really appreciated getting to know what I did as a temporary guest in Christina’s world that I wouldn’t know if I’d gone to 100 tournaments outside the ropes. She touched on just about everything we’d be interested in for her life as a professional golfer, inside and outside the ropes. We got to know her parents, friends, love interests, caddies, and other players through her eyes, and that was all much appreciated.The only issue I had with the read was that I wished we’d get as long an explanation about the issues she brought up (Korean players, Player Council stuff) as she did when she narrated in painstaking detail the shot-making decisions, caddie conversations and results during the second round of the Dinah Shore, for example. I know golf is her job, but those didn’t seem equal. Especially if Shipnuck is transcribing, the turkey talk could be longer.All in all, well worth the read. You won’t find many athlete stories more real. And I think that helps the LPGA.
G B Fourie –
good book
Nice asy readin and very interesting storis on the LPGA.There is a lot of shot by shot hostory that can get quite boring to read.
Alfred Garcia –
Great Read. very poignant and honest
Was never a fan of Christina Kim and in fact, found her extremely annoying. This book doesn’t entirely change my perception of her being annoying but I’ve definitely become a fan. Never before has a book on a current (not retired) professional athelete been so honest and poignant in the athlete’s struggles with life and career. Her honesty is freshing and at times endearing. The vulnerability that Christina Kim expresses will make anyone that reads this book a devout fan.Go Christina!!!!!
Andy Orrock –
Compelling portrait of a quintessential American success story
“Swinging from My Heels” was a natural for me: Christina Kim is one of my favorite golfers. Alan Shipnuck is my favorite golf writer. In this book, Christina hooked me right from the start when she states that Shipnuck – who she describes as a “buddy going back to 2004” when he wrote a nice profile of her for SI – wrote her “all-time favorite golf book,”ÂÂ
Gary R. Carlson –
It was OK
I am a huge fan of the LPGA. While the book was OK, it lacked details of life on the LPGA. However, I do understand it was done out of respect for her fellow competitors. This is not a “tell all” book, but it does have some interest.
Mary Brown –
great, easy read!
She “calls it as she sees it” in this book. It was very interesting to get such an “up close” look into what life on the LPGA tour is REALLy like – it isn’t always as glamorous as we on the outside might think.
English101 –
Not the exposé I expected
I got it at a ridiculously low Kindle price (under $2) and for that price it was a decent read. Not much more than a diary of a pretty mediocre season for a pretty flamboyant golfer. I’m a golf fan so anything about golf will hold my interest.
colin sleeman –
All good
Amazon Customer –
I enjoyed Alan Schipnuck’s “Bud, Sweat & Tees” enormously and was perhaps having too high expectations for this volume. Christina Kim is without doubt one of the most fan friendly players on the LPGA, but her experiences so far isn’t enough to fill a book. You will find the usual replay of how certain holes where played together with the interaction between player and caddie. There are also renditions of off-course activities and although the cover flaps are enticing the actual content is not up to par, maybe the occasional bogey save.Schipnuck would have been better off saving his material for regular follow-ups, in 2020 I’m sure Christina Kim will be able to tell a much more enticing story.